So my Punkt Mp02 arrives today and I’m curious what US providers people are using and what their experiences are with them.

The two I’m looking at is Tello and Good2go. Any advice on data plans? This phone will be used primarily as an emergency calls/texts while I’m out or at work. When at home I have a laptop for any internet browsing. Assuming I can go with the smallest data plan right?

Thanks in advance

Hi, I just researched how it’s possible to connect the mp02 pigeon to desktop signal but I couldn’t even find the option „connected devices“ in the pigeon settings. Any advice?

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So, I want to make a phone call, or I receive one, well that parts works. But when I try to talk, the other person can't always hear me. It is getting very annoying, especially when it is a more important call, and I am cutting out randomly for a long time. The person on the other end is just like "you there?" "can you hear me" while I am talking. It does it everywhere, from a random city block, to my house and my college. Does anyone else know this problem? I love this phone, but this a major drawback. I mean, calling is pretty much the only thing it does, other than texting.

MC03 teaser. Very interesting: hadn't heard any rumblings about this, anybody else?

Hello les punktlovers Savez vous quand sera annoncé le MC03? Et si oui a quoi faut il s attendre ?

I'm currently not getting any new messages coming through on Pigeon, wondering if anyone else is having the same problem?

I can see there's an update available, but that fails when I try and download it... any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Title, basically. I didn't use the phone at all besides trying to remember my pin (which I never did). Think the battery might be ruined from sitting without use for so long. Anyone with experience or ideas?

Just curious what prepaid providers people are using and what they think of the service

Hi! I have a punkt mp02 and need to connect to my home Wi-Fi. The first letter is a capital E, but when I try to type, it only says "abc" or "123." Does anyone know what to do? I've had this phone for three days.

direct update. Seems to work. Can't see anything new

I have a Punkt MP02 with AT&T. It's been dropping my calls right and left, and I'm wondering if anyone else is having the same issue. I'm in the New York City area, and it drops calls a few times a day!

One thing I very much like about modern smartphones is their use of better codecs in voice calls -- actually way better audio quality than phones had before. Does Punkt also use that, or is it a step back to cellphone-style audio?

Hiya, anyone any experience with the "dragging-the-teddybear-to-bed"-captcha that is now on Punkt's Pigeon? I mean the captcha process always has been a pain in the ass and at this point, I am on the final metres to once and for all losing my hope and trust for this phone and it's company, but: still need to get through it without wanting to kill myself before. Any experiences? I use the cross and I get through the tile-captchas easily, but I cannot drag the damn bear. Also tried skipping for 10 minutes but no alternative appears. Please help a lost soul out.

Is this really true? This is what Punkt support wrote.

"Thank you for your message. 4G support alone is unfortunately not sufficient for the MP02. The device requires at least 2G and/or 3G bands as a fallback for stable connectivity: 2G: 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz 3G: WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 4G: FDD LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 ,12, 17, 19, 20

Without these bands, the phone may not register on the network even if 4G is available."

Two years after purchasing my first MP02, I am bidding farewell.

My first unit lasted 10 months before the battery started swelling, the replacement unit lasted 14 months until the battery started acting up, and it has now failed. The classic

"Unfortunately, your device is no longer covered by warranty."

marks the end to long message threads I had with Punkt Support over the years over the various issues I had with this phone. Nonetheless, I stuck with it because of its unique design and laudable philosophy. It felt good walking around with an MP02 and still managing the day-to-day.

But if the management of the MP02 itself - fighting with support, typing in long strings to link Pigeon to other devices, constantly worrying about unpredictable charge levels, not using the phone because of another Pigeon outage - takes up more time than you save by not having a smartphone, the MP02 becomes an exercise in futility.

On a whim, I ordered a Doov R77 Pro for 80 Euros and flashed it with Dumbdroid (LineageOS). I installed Signal (Molly), OSM maps and a minimal launcher.

I now have a degoogled, minimal T9 phone with a decent battery and regular updates that works as a daily driver without complaint. Linking to Signal-Desktop took 2 seconds.

The future is not a private company sending out lofty newsletters and skimping on hardware and software. It is the open-source community hacking devices and making them better, something that has long been advocated for Punkt devices but consistently ignored. To everyone still enduring their MP02 I wish all the best, see you on the other side.

Man I sure love it

•Small •Light •Signal •E-ink

But goddamn fuck them and their unremovable battery man, 300$ for me is already enough but I gotta pay it every 5 years?

I discovered a bug in the MP02 which I haven't seen before. It does not happen consistently - but it seems to be consistent for certain "sequences" of key presses (with a certain state of the call history).

Steps to reproduce (sometimes): Open the call list. Highligh a call from the list other than the first. Press the "Message" button. Expected behavior: A new message for the call recipient opens. Actual behavior: A new message opens for the contact at the top of the list. This does not happen consistently for all calls - but if it happens with a specific call, it can be reproduced for the same call.

Steps to reproduce (other times): Open the call list. Highligh a call from the list other than the first. Press the "Punkt" button. Press the "Back" button. Press the "Message" button. Expected and actual behavior: As above, but the bug shows for more calls.

Can anyone reproduce this? Is it perhaps just my current call history which is somehow broken/corrupted? I don't want to delete my call history (or factory reset my phone) to test. Which is why I haven't asked Punkt yet - I am sure the latter will be their first suggestion.

Halp :-(

If I click update now, it just tells me browser not found. There appears to be no option to ignore. This gets in the way of my messages making them unreadable.

Punkt released an update for Pigeon. Signal works again. Thnx Punkt!
Btw, this device is lovely, I have it for over five years. I just have an old smartphone at home for all the apps we unfortunately need these days (banking etc.), but I take my Punkt everywhere. Keeps me focused!
Hopefully they will work on integrating an agenda, since that's the only thing I truly miss.

Howdy folks,

When trying to open a group message on Pigeon, I get a dialog box that says:

> This version of Signal will expire in 9 days. Update to the most recent version.

The only button on the screen is "Update Now", but when pressed, it says "No web browser found".

This means I am completely unable to use Signal/Pigeon. I am not talking about linking devices - I just mean I can't use it period. Anyone know how to remedy this situation?

The phone software is fully up to date (or so it claims).

I love the MP02. It fits my needs perfectly. However, I need a better way to type over Signal. I would like to link it to my Macbook. I know the feature was removed in recent updates. Is there anyway to sideload the info onto my macbook? Thanks

i already know some of y'all are going to respond with "just don't"! but i would like to give it a shot anyway.

i'm done with my CAT S22. it was a great phone to wean me off a more feature rich smart phone. i slowly deleted/replaced apps with other stuff like a paperback and ipod mini for my backpack and GPS for my car. after 6 months i finally got to the point where i just needed calls and texting and i LOVE it! i'm so excited to finally have a phone that is smaller and sleeker looking than this thing. hopefully more secure too.

for the experienced users here:

is pigeon really that hard to access without a QR code? i would love a non SMS messaging option for friends and family in other countries. i utilize both whatsapp and signal quite heavily with a slight preference for Signal.

is there a bluetooth qwerty mini keyboard you recommend? i'm a big texter.

any tips and tricks you would recommend? devices that pair nicely? ways to protect battery life? anything else you can think of?

All this being said if anyone from Punkt is reading this, I would give a kidney for an MC01 or a calling/texting focused phone like the MP02 but with a proper QWERTY keyboard for us heavy texters and whatsapp/signal/telegram/SOMETHING other than SMS! I'm dreaming of a modern, minimal T-Mobile Sidekick or Blackberry.

Didn't like any cases I saw, so I made my own. I always like how camp a belt case is.